Mangave Thunderbird PP 31248 Cynara ruffled foliage emerges with an

ruffled foliage emerges with an outstanding kaleidoscope mix of mauve

when Wade Roitsch of Yucca Do Nursery picked this up at the Chatuchak plant market

where it grows as an aquatic plant

yet it's still relatively unknown in gardening circles

Mangave Thunderbird PP 31248 Cynara ruffled foliage emerges with anxMangave 'Thunderbird' is a new agave x manfreda hybrid that forms a small 8" tall x 12" wide clump, with leaf spotting so dense the foliage appears solidly reddish violet quite dramatic! 'Thunderbird' consists of two parts manfreda and one part Agave marmorata shaken thoroughly and stirred. Unlike agaves, xmangaves don't die after flowering.